David Douglas, botanist and explorer, is star of film to be shown at Cedar Mill library

View full sizeDaniel Macnee's 1829 portrait of David Douglas. Linnean Society, London

For more than a decade, local historian Lois Leonard has dedicated her time and effort to producing and directing a documentary on the life of David Douglas, the scientist credited with reforesting Scotland from seeds he collected in the Pacific Northwest.

"He was an environmentalist before his time who had great respect for the land and the natives who helped him," said Leonard, who sits on the board of the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission.

Raising funds for the project wasn't easy, said Leonard, particularly since it was filmed in locations including Scotland, the Arctic and Hawaii. She enjoyed working with members of the U.S. Forest Service and Forestry Commission Scotland to pull it all together.

The library is at 12505 N.W. Cornell Road. For more information, call 503-644-0043.